The chief of enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission seemed the very pillar of rectitude. Hardworking and scrupulous, John M. Fedders, 43, had a reputation as a vigorous prosecutor of disclosure fraud and insider trading. A former partner in the Washington law firm of Arnold & Porter, he was the father of five sons, a member of the high-toned Congressional Country Club and a churchgoing Catholic who idolized General George Patton. In fact, unknown to almost everyone, Fedders was leading a Jekyll and Hyde double life.
Last week the dark side of that life was revealed by the Wall Street...
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